Table 3. Cross-sectional associations of stressful life events with problem drinking in male current regular drinkers.

	Total regular drinkers N	Problem drinkersa N (%)	Adjusted OR (95% CI) for problem drinking	p-value
Family-related events
Divorce or separation
No	69701	16639 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	203	53 (26.1%)	1.32 (0.95-1.83)	0.1027
Family conflict
No	69417	16540 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	487	152 (31.2%)	1.50 (1.22-1.84)	0.0001
Death of spouse
No	69550	16596 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	354	96 (27.1%)	1.07 (0.83-1.36)	0.6133
Death or major illness of other family member
No	66680	15871 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	3224	821 (25.5%)	1.20 (1.10-1.30)	<.0001
Any family-related events
No	65748	15606 (23.7%)	1.00
Yes	4156	1086 (26.1%)	1.21 (1.13-1.31)	<.0001
Finance-related events
Job loss or retirement
No	69587	16622 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	317	70 (22.1%)	1.45 (1.09-1.91)	0.0102
Bankruptcy
No	69683	16608 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	221	84 (38.0%)	1.48 (1.11-1.96)	0.0068
Loss of income or debt
No	69592	16577 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	312	115 (36.9%)	1.86 (1.45-2.39)	<.0001
Any finance-related events
No	69099	16441 (23.8%)	1.00
Yes	805	251 (31.2%)	1.57 (1.34-1.84)	<.0001
Injury-related events
Violence
No	69796	16653 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	108	39 (36.1%)	1.68 (1.11-2.56)	0.0149
Major injury or traffic accident
No	69403	16566 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	501	126 (25.1%)	1.15 (0.93-1.43)	0.1929
Natural disaster
No	69848	16679 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	56	13 (23.2%)	1.05 (0.54-2.02)	0.8869
Any injury or disaster events
No	69244	16516 (23.9%)	1.00
Yes	660	176 (26.7%)	1.22 (1.01-1.47)	0.0347
Any major stressful life event
No	64509	15266 (23.7%)	1.00
Yes	5395	1426 (26.4%)	1.24 (1.16-1.33)	<.0001

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

ORs were adjusted for age group, region, education, income and smoking status. All p-values are for Wald chi-square test.

^aReporting one or more in the past month of: drinking in the morning; unable to work or do anything due to drinking; depressed irritated or lost control due to drinking; couldn't stop drinking; had shakes when stopping drinking.